Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Routt County, Colorado, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Routt County is held at the county jail, run by the Routt County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Routt County public records, Routt County arrest records, Routt County warrants, Routt County criminal records, Routt County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Routt County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Routt County is held at the county jail, run by the Routt County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Routt County Sheriff's Office at co.routt.co.us/381/Detention-Center (page title: Detention Center | Routt County, CO), phone (970) 870-5509, 2025 Shield Drive Steamboat Springs, CO 80487, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (970) 870-5509.
The Routt County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 29 people, up from about 19 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 56 beds, and it ran at 52 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Routt County has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Routt County Jail
The Routt County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Steamboat Springs and Hayden make the arrests that end in a booking in Routt County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Steamboat Springs's 461 for 2025, the Routt County Sheriff's Office's 202 for 2025 and Hayden's 51 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Routt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 714 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Routt County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Routt County serves the sentence in a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Routt County?
Ask the Routt County Sheriff's Office at (970) 870-5509; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.routt.co.us/381/Detention-Center.
How many people are in the Routt County jail?
About 29 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 56 beds.
What is the phone number for the Routt County jail?
(970) 870-5509, the number on the page of the Routt County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Routt County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Routt County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.